Thursday, December 04, 2008

A lot of bloggers try to stick to some crazy rule like post every single day, or at least try to post a few times per week. Unfortunately, I have too many blogs for that (not to mention a job and a family), so I have to spread 'em around.

You mean VJack's article on tips for new atheist bloggers? He's got some good suggestions. Of course, he specifically states that people will disagree with him on the "post every day" tip, and he's right -- I do disagree. I think that posting every day can be a good strategy, but it depends on what style blog you're going for: If your blog is more like a newspaper, then of course you should post every day, but if you see your blog more like a magazine, it's better to post only every few days.

I'd add a different tip: it helps to write posts for other blogs than your own personal blog. On that note, are you planning an article for Main Street Plaza? Just say the word. ;^)

I could write something for Main Street Plaza, but I'm still not quite sure exactly what the *feel* is...I wouldn't want to write something that doesn't match the personality of the site; you know what I'm saying?

Well, we can continue this discussion via email if you like (chanson dot exmormon at gmail dot com), but for the *feel*, here's what I recently told another new author:

Our goal at MSP is civil, constructive (maybe even friendly) dialog across the belief spectrum. We try to lean away from posting too many "why Mormon beliefs are false" posts -- mostly because that's been done to death elsewhere hence isn't our niche. We sort of take it as a given that people disagree on the truth claims, and instead discuss other topics of interest to "cultural Mormons". That said, believers often come around and challenge the MSP regulars on questions of belief in God, and we don't shy away from answering in very direct (though civil) terms.

Way back when I first encountered your blog, you seemed to be writing from a position of faithful dissent. I'd like to move you to Outer Blogness, but the service I'm using (blogrolling) has been down for months, so I can't make any updates. I hope they fix it soon, otherwise I'll have to find something else...

Hey E.L. Fay!!!

So much of the "culture wars" is about competing worldviews trying to dominate the public discourse. In the case of the Religious Right, it seems like they've lost the mainstream, which means their position is increasingly dominated by extremists, hence is becoming increasingly shrill and irrational...